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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
July  11,  1901. 
Societies. 
National  Rose— Inner  Temple  Gardens,  July  4tlt. 
This  show  was  an  unqualified  success.  Below  we  give  a  full  report 
of  the  classes,  while  under  “  Gadding  and  Gathering  ”  will  be  found 
notes  of  a  more  general  nature. 
Nurserymen’s  General  Section. 
Champion  Trophy  Class. — In  this  class  the  nurseryman  winning  the 
first  prize  holds  the  nurseryman’s  champion  challenge  trophy,  value 
60  guineas,  presented  by  amateurs,  and  also  receives  a  memorial  gold 
medal.  There  is  a  money  prize  of  £6.  The  class  demands  seventy-two 
blooms,  distinct,  and  naturally  forms  one  of  the  finest  features  of  this 
magnificent  Rose  show.  There  were  five  splendid  entries,  stretching 
over  20  lineal  yards  of  tabling,  and  representing  360  blooms.  After 
nearly  an  hour’s  most  careful  deliberation  the  judges  awarded  the  prizes 
as  follows  : — First,  Messrs.  Harkness&  Son,  Hitchin  and  Bedale  ;  second, 
Messrs.  B.  R.  Cant  &  Sods,  Colchester;  third,  Messrs.  F.  Cant  &  Co., 
Colchester.  Messrs.  Harkness  had  indeed  a  splendid  collection,  most  of 
them  strong  blooms,  and,  as  a  general  run,  smooth  and  even.  They 
had  Mrs.  John  Laing,  General  Jacqueminot,  Souvenir  de  S.  A.  Prince, 
Dupuy  Jamain,  White  Lady,  Sir  Rowland  Hill,  Alfred  Colomb,  Caroline 
Kuster,  Chas.  Lefebvre,  Ethel  Brownlow,  Marie  Baumann,  Ernest  Metz, 
Louis  Van  Houtte,  White  Maman  Cochet,  Horace  Vernet,  Innocente 
Pirola,  A.  K.  Williams,  Pride  of  Waltham,  Mrs.  Cocker,  Heinrich 
Schultheis,  Merveille  de  Lyon,  Suzanne  Marie  Rodocanachi,  Mrs.  Edward 
Mawley,  Captain  Hayward,  Mrs.  F.  W.  Sanford,  Tom  Wood,  Madame 
Wagram,  Comtesse  de  Turenne,  Dr.  Andry,  Madame  Gabriel  Luizet, 
Duchesse  de  Morny,  Marchioness  of  Londonderry,  Framjois  Miohelon, 
Kaiserin  Augusta  Victoria,  Comte  de  Raimbaud,  Marchioness  of 
Downshire,  Ulrich  Brunner,  E.  Y.  Teas,  Mareohal  Niel,  Exposition  de 
Brie,  Maman  Coohet,  Marquis  of  Dufferin,  Madame  Hoste,  Gladys 
Harkness,  Madame  Delville,  The  Bride,  Madame  Cusin,  Medea,  Viotor 
Hugo,  Madame  E.  Verdier,  Etienne  Levet,  Lady  Marie  Fitzwilliam, 
B.  Joubert,  Madame  Josephine  Bonnaire,  Duke  of  Teck,  Mrs.  W.  J. 
Grant,  Duchess  of  Edinburgh,  Muriel  Grahame,  Prince  Arthur,  Souvenir 
d’Elise  Vardon,  J.  S.  Mill,  Ulster,  Duchess  of  Bedford,  Madame  Cadeau- 
Ramey,  Grand  Mogul,  Caroline  Testout,  and  Fisher  Holmes.  Messrs. 
B.  R.  Cant  &  Sons  had  some  fine  blooms,  as  also  Messrs.  Frank  Cant 
and  Co. 
In  class  2,  for  forty  distinct  trebles,  the  renowed  Irish  firm  of 
Messrs.  Alex.  Dickson  &  Son,  Newtownards,  co.  Down,  secured  first, 
though  the  second  prize  lot  from  Messrs.  B.  R.  Cant  &  Sons,  Colchester, 
was  pretty  close ;  Messrs.  F.  Cant  &  Co.,  Braiswick  Nursery,  Colchester, 
formed  a  fair  third.  The  Newtownards  blooms  were  larger  and  finer, 
though  the  dampness  and  the  journey  caused  them  to  lose  some  of 
their  first  freshness.  Messrs.  Dickson’s  exhibit  included  Ulrich  Brunner, 
Duchess  of  Albany,  Madame  Cusin,  Souvenir  d’un  Ami,  John  Ruskin, 
Robert  Scott,  Mildred  Grant,*  Her  Majesty,  Alice  Lindsell,  Lady  Moyra 
Beauclerc,  Florence  Pemberton,  “  Mamie,”  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac, 
Marquise  Litta,  The  Bride,  and  Mrs.  W.  J.  Grant,*  also  Mrs.  John  Laing, 
Souvenir  de  S.  A.  Prince,  A.  K.  Williams,  Marchioness  of  Londonderry, 
Suzanne  Marie  Rodocanachi,  La  France,  Caroline  Kuster,  Horace  Vernet, 
Countess  of  Caledon,  Earl  Dufferin,  Madame  Gabriel  Luizet,  Alfred 
Colomb,  Marchioness  of  Dufferin,  Capt.  Hayward,  Alice  Grahame,  Tom 
Wood,  Caroline  Testout,  Gustave  Piganeau,  Ulster,  Comtesse  de  Serenye, 
Bessie  Brown,*  Marchioness  of  Downshire,  and  Etienne  Levet.  Those 
marked  with  an  asterisk  were  the  best.  The  finest  blooms  in  Messrs. 
Cant’s  exhibit  were  White  Maman  Cochet,  Madame  Cusin,  H.P.  Madame 
Eugene  Verdier,  H.P.  Le  Havre,  Her  Majesty,  A.  K.  Williams,  and 
Gustave  Piganeau. 
Division  B. — Messrs.  J.  Townsend  &  Sons,  Lower  Broadheatb, 
Worcester,  carried  off  first  prize  for  forty -eight  blooms,  distinct.  They 
staged  a  rather  poor  exhibit,  including  in  the  back  row  Ulrich  Brunner, 
La  France,  Gustave  Piganeau,  Madame  Joseph  Combet,  Capt.  Hayward, 
Caroline  Testout,  Etienne  Levet,  Alf.  Colomb,  Mrs.  Ed.  Mawley, 
Marchioness  of  Londonderry,  Countess  of  Oxford,  Her  Majesty,  and 
Bessie  Brown.  In  second  row  :  Killarney,  Maman  Cochet,  Souvenir 
d’Elise,  Heinrich  Schultheis,  Souvenir  de  S.  A.  Prince,  A.  K.  Williams, 
Marchioness  of  Dufferin,  Tom  Wood,  Comtesse  Panisse,  Comte  Raimbaud, 
Innocente  Pirola,  Salamander,  poor;  and  The  Bride.  Front  row:  Duke 
of  Edinburgh,  Kaiserin  A.  Victoria,  fair;  Duke  of  Connaught,  Madame 
Gabriel  Luizet,  Madame  Hoste,  Pride  of  Waltham,  Mrs.  Sbarmaa 
Crawford,  Lady  Sheffield,  grand  colour;  Clio,  good;  Dupuy  Jamain, 
Caroline  Kuster,  Louis  Van  Houtte,  and  Robt.  Duncan.  Messrs.  J. 
Burrell  &  Co.  were  second,  and  third  Messrs.  G.  &  W.  H.  Burch, 
Peterborough. 
Mr.  Geo.  Prince,  Longworth,  Berks  led  first  for  two  dozen  blooms, 
distinct.  His  were  amongst  the  best  selected  and  finest  Roses  in  the 
show,  having  smoothness  of  petal  and  purity  of  colour.  Back  row  : 
Bessie  Brown,*  Her  Majesty,*  Maman  Cochet,*  Bridesmaid,  Horace 
Vernet,  Muriel  Grahame,  A.  K.  Williams,  and  Ulster.  Second  row  : 
Kaiserin  Viotoria*,  Mildred  Grant,  Louis  Van  Houtte,  Mrs.  J.  Laing, 
Souvenir  de  S.  A.  Prince,  Catherine  Mermet,  Madame  Gabriel  Luizet, 
and  Golden  Gate.  Front  row  :  Beauty  of  Waltham,  The  Bride,  Souvenir 
d’un  Ami,  La  Fraicheur,  Prince  Camille  de  Rohan,  Rubens,  Tom  Wood, 
and  Mrs.  E.  Mawley.*  Second  prize  in  this  class  was  awarded  to  Mr. 
C.  Turner,  Slough,  who  had  not  so  good  blooms,  nor  staged  them  to  so 
much  effect  as  Mr.  Prince.  Mr.  John  Mattock  of  Oxford  was  third. 
There  were  eight  entries. 
In  class  5,  for  twenty-four  distinct  trebles,  Messrs.  Geo.  Cooling 
and  Sons,  nurserymen,  Bath,  were  first  with  blooms  not  so  very  fresh. 
Marchioness  of  Londonderry  was  good,  also  Kaiserin  Victoria  ;  other 
blooms  were  Countess  of  Caledon,  Francisca  Kruger,  Caroline  Testout, 
Ulrich  Brunner,  Bessie  Brown,  Ulster,  Marquise  Litta,  Laurenc  e  Allan, 
Comtesse  de  Nadaillac,  Madame  Chas.  Wood,  Ferdinand  Jamain,  White 
Maman  Cochet,  Killarney,  Xavier  Olibo,  Helen  Keller,  Her  Majesty, 
Gustave  Piganeau,  Mrs.  W.  J.  Grant,  Capt.  Hayward,  Mrs.  Ed.  Mawley, 
Duke  of  Fife,  and  Mareohal  Niel.  Mr.  J.  Mattock  was  second,  and 
third  Mr.  C.  Turner.  Five  entered. 
Teas  and  Noisettes. 
Messrs.  D.  Prior  &  Sons,  Colchester,  led  off  for  twenty-four  blooms, 
distinct,  having  a  magnificent  and  even  lot.  Maman  Cochet,  Souvenir 
de  S.  A.  Prince,  Ernest  Metz,  Innooente  Pirola,  Madame  de  Watteville, 
Comtesse  de  Nadaillao,  Souvenir  d’un  Ami,  The  Bride,  Cleopatra, 
Marie  Van  Houtte,  Muriel  Grahame,  Mareohal  Niel,  Medea,  Francisoa 
Kruger,  Catherine  Mermet,  Alba  Rosea,  Souvenir  d’Elise,  Hon.  Edith 
Gifford,  Ethel  Brownlow,  White  Maman  Cochet,  Bridesmaid,  Caroline 
Kuster,  Madame  Hoste,  and  Mrs.  El.  Mawley  were  staged.  Every 
bloom  was  almost  perfect ;  a  splendid  and  highly  creditable  exhibition. 
Mr.  George  Prince,  of  Oxford,  was  clearly  behind,  though  his  blooms  of 
Maman  Cochet,  White  Maman  Cochet,  Muriel  Grahame,  and  Brides¬ 
maid  were  large,  smooth,  handsome,  and  good.  Messrs.  B.  R.  Cant 
and  Sons  came  third  with  an  even  display. 
Mr.  John  Mattock,  New  Headington,  Oxford,  won  first  prize  for 
twelve  distinct  varieties,  and  included  in  his  stand  the  silver  medal  Tea 
Rose,  a  perfect  specimen  of  Souvenir  d’Elise  Vardon.  He  also  had 
Comtesse  de  Nadaillao,  The  Bride,  Maman  Coohet,  Souvenir  de  S.  A. 
Prince,  Priocess  of  Wales,  Marie  Van  Houtte,  Madame  Cusin,  Catherine 
Mermet,  Muriel  Grahame,  Ethel  Brownlow,  and  Medea.  Messrs. 
J.  Burrell  &  Co.,  Cambridge,  formed  a  close  second  ;  and  third,  Messrs. 
Harkness  &  Sons.  This  latter  entry  had  magnificent  blooms  of 
Mareohal  Niel,  Madame  Cusin,  and  Ernest  Metz.  Nine  entered. 
In  class  8,  for  sixteen  distinct  trebles,  the  award  was  here  given  to 
Mr.  Geo.  Prince,  who  had  a  very  fair  display.  His  varieties  were 
Maman  Cochet,  Souvenir  de  S.-  A.  Prince,  Mrs.  E.  Mawley,  Marechal 
Niel,  Souvenir  d’un  Ami,  White  Maman  Cochet,  Bridesmaid,  Innooente 
Pirola,  The  Bride,  Madame  de  Watteville,  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac, 
Catherine  Mermet,  Muriel  Grahame,  Madame  Cusin,  Alba  Rosea,  and 
Ernest  Me'z.  Messrs.  B.  R.  Cant  &  Sons  as  second  had  good  samples 
of  Madame  Hoste,  The  Bride,  Madame  Cusin,  Ethel  Brownlow,  Maman 
Cochet,  and  Souvenir  d’un  Ami.  Messrs.  D.  Prior  &  Sons  were  strong 
as  third.  Maiecbal  Niel  was  here  again  well  shown. 
For  twelve  distinct  varieties,  to  include  not  more  than  six  varieties 
of  Teas  or  Noisettes,  seven  blooms  of  each,  space  6  feet  by  3  feet,  the 
Oxford  Roses  from  Mr.  Geo.  Prince  won  f^r  him  the  first  award.  He 
staged  lovely  blooms  of  Maman  Cochet,  Mrs.  W.  J.  Grant,  Mareohal 
Niel,  Bessie  Brown,  K.  A.  Viotoria,  Caroline  Testout,  A.  K.  Williams, 
Souvenir  d’un  Ami,  Capt.  Hayward,  Innocente  Pirola,  Comtesse  de 
Nadaillac,  Fisher  Holmes,  and  Souvenir  de  S.  A.  Prince  above  a 
grounding  of  black  velvet  (see  illustration  of  Mr.  Prince’s  group 
on  page  31).  The  second  prize  was  captured  by  Messrs.  Harkness 
and  Sons  with  more  H.P.’s  in  their  collection  ;  these  were  all  very 
fine,  however.  Mr.  Geo.  Prince  was  again  first  in  class  10,  for 
nine  Teas,  having  Maman  Coohet,  Mrs.  E.  Mawley,  Bridesmaid, 
Bride,  Madame  Hoste,  Souvenir  de  S.  A.  Prince,  Souvenir  d’un  Ami, 
Madame  Cusin,  and  White  Maman  Coohet.  Second  prize  went  to  Mr. 
John  Mattock  of  Oxford  with  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac,  Madame  Cusin, 
Bridesmaid,  Marie  Van  Houtte,  Souvenir  de  S.  A.  Prince,  Hon.  E. 
Gifford,  Souvenir  d’un  Ami,  Princess  of  Wales,  and  The  Bride. 
Garden  or  Decorative  Roses. 
Messrs.  Paul  &  Son,  the  Old  Nurseries,  Cheshunt,  secured  the 
premier  prize,  a  muoh  coveted  honour,  in  class  11,  for  three  dozen 
distinct  varieties,  not  less  than  three  trusses  of  each,  space  12  feet  by 
3  feet.  Their  magnificent  group  contained  H.T.  Camoens,  pink;  H.T. 
Madame  Pernet  Ducher,  white ;  H.T.  Marquis  of  Salisbury,  scarlet 
crimson;  Alister  Stella  Gray  (N.),  ivory;  Turner’s  Crimson  Rambler, 
W.  A.  Riohardson  (N.),  Paul’s  Carmine  Pillar,  Poly  ant  ha  Helene,  rugosa 
Souvenir  de  C.  Cochet.  In  seoond  line  there  were  H.T.  Reine  Olga  de 
Wurtemberg,  rose  crimson;  Rosa  Alba,  H.T.  Madame  Jules  Grulez, 
sof.  rose  p  nk ;  Wichuriana  Pink  Roamer,  H.T.  Madame  A.  Chatenay, 
H.T.  Grand  Duo  de  Luxemburg,  rose  pink ;  Rosa  Macrantha,  H.T. 
Dawn,  bright  rose  pink;  Old  White  Moss.  Again,  M.  Falcot  (T), 
H.T.  Gruss  au  Teplitz,  crimson  scarlet;  H.T.  Killarney,  H.T.  Lady 
Battersea,  Madame  P.  Cochet  (N.),  rugosa  atro-purpurea,  Rosa  Mundi, 
luoida  plena,  Madame  Guinoisseau,  Crested  Moss,  China  Cora,  a  pretty 
sort;  and  some  others.  These  were  all  very  fine  indeed.  Messrs.  Geo. 
Cooling  &  Sod,  Bath,  made  a  very  strong  second,  with  splendid  vases 
of  Safrano,  Dr.  Rouges,  Cooling’s  Yellow  Noisette,  Helene,  Dr.  Grill, 
Marquis  of  Salisbury,  Madame  Falcot.  Mr.  J.  Mattock  of  Oxford  was 
disqualified,  but  his  display  was  as  fine  as  those  of  his  neighbours. 
In  class  12,  for  eighteen  bunches,  distinct,  Mr.  Geo.  Prinoeof  Oxford 
led  the  way  with  a  display  that  oould  hardly  have  been  bettered. 
Marquis'of  Salisbury  was  here,  also  moschata  alba,  W.  A.  RiohardsoD, 
